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Water Management Institutions PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 6 SEPTEMBER 2006

Water Management Institutions PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 6 SEPTEMBER 2006. DWAF’s Role. Broadly DWAF’s role at a National level is to: Develop policy Facilitate implementation Regulate

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Water Management Institutions PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 6 SEPTEMBER 2006

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  1. Water Management Institutions PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 6 SEPTEMBER 2006

  2. DWAF’s Role Broadly DWAF’s role at a National level is to: • Develop policy • Facilitate implementation • Regulate However, there are particular strategic issues that DWAF will continue to perform in line with it’s role as the resource custodian

  3. CMAs Role • Manage water resources in a defined Water Management Area (WMA) • Co-ordinate the functions of other institutions involved in water related matters • Involve local communities in water resource management

  4. Water User Associations role • Operate at a localised level • Pooled resources and mutual benefit • Localised implementation of the Catchment Management Strategy

  5. STATISTICS ON TRANSFORMATION OF WUAs • 279 Initial number of irrigation boards • 68 Transformed irrigation boards • 211 Irrigation boards to be transformed • 38 WUAs from transformed IBs • 23 New WUAs

  6. Progress of CMA establishment

  7. Developmental Imperatives • pro-poor, developmental WMI represent interests of all stakeholders, especially poor/ marginalised • More poor women and men using more water more productively- farming, livestock, fisheries, forestry • (Re-) allocation of water • Better sharing in benefits of water-based large-scale enterprises- farming, mining, forestry, tourism • Flood protection • Water is an economic good; water use by the poor for multiple purposes is priority ‘beneficial use’ • Community-based integrated water management for livelihoods is corner stone of the WMI

  8. Time Frames- CMAs 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Inkomati Mvoti Breede Croc West Thukela Usuthu Gouritz Olifnts/Doorn Olifants Upper Vaal Berg Middle Vaal Levuvhu Limpopo Fish Upper Orange Lower Orange Lower Vaal Mzimvubu

  9. The Establishment Process • THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT (1-2 years) • THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION (8 months) • MINISTER’S APPROVAL (4 weeks) • PROPOSAL GAZETTING FOR COMMENTS (60 days) AND REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 month) • ANNOUNCEMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT (2 weeks) • ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS (3-4 months) • GOVERNING BOARD TRAINING (2weeks) • GB FIRST MEETING AVERAGE 3 YEARS

  10. Restructuring resource implications • Transfer of staff -200 people • Funding for CMAs- 170 million over next 8 years • Fully functional CMA- 5 yrs • WRM tariff-less than 4% of the total water charge

  11. VISION FOR WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS • Redress • To support socio and economic development, especially among the poor • Inclusive membership organisations that provide services to the benefit of all its members, especially for productive water uses • Public awareness to maximise the ability of water user groups to use the WUA, especially among individuals who do not have access to water for productive uses.

  12. INTERNAL CHALLENGES • No sufficient capacity in Regional Offices to prioritise transformation of IB and new establishments of WUA • Policies not in place by the time the due date of transformation completed • Interpretation of policies by both Head Office and Regional Offices not aligned • Establishment of WMI not in a coherent manner • Water allocation (entitlements) to HDI not in place

  13. EXTERNAL CHALLENGES Farmers are reluctant to establish due to challenges facing the future of the institutions, e.g. • Absence of financial support and after care to WUAs • Drought impacts upon viability • Successes of WUAs depends on the business of agriculture (Department of Agriculture) • All water users need land in order to use water (Department of Land Affairs)

  14. EXTERNAL CHALLENGES Redress • HDIs do not have access to water and do not see benefits of joining WUA if they do not have water • Time is needed to promote equal understanding of IWRM • Capacity building requires time and money- • Irrigation boards align transformation with political agenda of disempowering commercial water users • Non transformation of IBs maintains status quo ito water entitlements

  15. FAST TRACKING ESTABLISHMENT • DWAF is assisting irrigation boards to transform (consultation/ public participation ) and is investigating seed funding possibilities • Focused Pilot projects are in KZN and Mpumalanga regions-aligned with CMA establishment • DWAF is reviewing the chapter on WUA in the NWA • Improved policies on WUAs need to be developed and implemented • Alignment in interpretation of policies between HO and regional staff is critical

  16. STRATEGIES FOR WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS • Clear and agreed policy direction • Facilitation of acquisition of water use entitlements by the HDIs • Fostering co-operative governance • Community mobilisation • Providing support by Government (establishment and aftercare)

  17. Challenges • Transformation of Irrigation boards • Human resources • Restructuring transition • Revenue collection • CMA credibility/viability • Governance and management • Creation of partnership with civil society

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